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title: Same Page
date: 2016-06-20 06:30:00
author: Jordan O'Connor
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description: Things work when we are on the same page.

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My wife and I just passed the 1 year mark on our marriage! It's really awesome and I couldn't be happier with where we are today. Even in this past short year we have grown as individuals and have achieved a lot. We had a great year of success, and the future is way brighter.

We are definitely on the same page about a lot of things when it comes to priorities, success, finances and each other. We have goals and dreams individually, and support each other corporately. This helps make out marriage go really smoothly.

You see, we believe in something better than the standard quo. We believe that the best years are in front of us, not behind us. The notion that having a kid is going to inhibit our goals and dreams is bogus, and the suggestion that the first few years of our marriage is going to be the hardest just isn't true.

Yeah, these things will be hard. Sure, a typical person would feel overwhelmed at the level of responsibility and effort it will take to maintain everything in their life. But that's not us, no. We are called to a higher standard. We live at a high level of success, communication, passion,  and love. We find ways to make our priorities work together and benefit the family as a whole.

> We consider success an ethical and moral duty to our family. It's not a question of, "will I be successful?" It's a statement of, "It is our duty to be successful."

I love you Hannah, and I am proud of how far we have come. We will be awesome parents, and we will be so successful in the years to come.

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I've refocused my business site today to be just web development for businesses. I also changed the name to [BCKBNE.CO][site]. I did this because I needed to focus down my business to one thing, and I also didn't really want the business of fixing people's devices.

My goal right now is to make my first $1000\. That's my goal. I'm not going to put a timeline on it or stipulations, but rather I'm just going to talk about how I am going to get there.

I will start by trying to get a list of small businesses in Rochester, and I will look at their websites. I will cold-call and email those businesses to let them know of my services and tell them how I can improve their website so they can attract more customers. I will continually follow up to make the sale until they say no.

It's really not any harder than that. The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that the successful people are willing to do the things that others aren't, and they have priorities that have a successful purpose and are not focused on their entertainment or gratification.

I'll probably start this agenda today - maybe this afternoon. I'm super pumped about helping people make better websites and helping them feel good about their business.

I'm also really pumped that I am doing this. I'm glad I am just taking the plunge and not waiting for my dreams to show up one day like most people. I'm going to go out and capture them myself.

Jordan

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Q: Splitting a dataframe with the help of a loop (python) I need help. I would like to go through a DF. Partly my users have 2 teams (separated by commas in the row). I split these by the commas and write them in the new columns Team_1 and Team_2.
If there is only one team, the name from team(s) goes into team 1.
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
df = pd.DataFrame({
    'name': [
        'abby',
        'bella',
        'coco',
        'deedee',
        'elliot'],
    'email': [
        'a@test.com',
        'b@test.com',
        'c@test.com',
        'd@test.com',
        'e@test.com'],
    'team(s)': [
        'alpha',
        'omega',
        'alpha,omega',
        'beta',
        'beta,omega'
    ]})

df_split_teams = df.join(df['team(s)'].str.split(',', 1, expand=True)).rename(columns={0: 'Team_1', 1:'Team_2'})
if 'None' in df.index:
    df_split_teams['Team_1'] == df_split_teams['team(s)']

I can use a function to display the individual team names that are available:
def get_team_names(df):
    team_names = set(df['team(s)'])
    split_team_names = set()
    for team in team_names:
        for name in team.split(','):
            split_team_names.add(name)
    return split_team_names

But: Now I want to have a separate DF for all teams. One DF per team. Best automated with a loop. First of all I did it like this:
df_alpha = df_split_teams[(df_split_teams['Team_1'].isin(['alpha'])) | (df_split_teams['Team_2'].isin(['alpha']))]
df_beta = df_split_teams[(df_split_teams['Team_1'].isin(['beta'])) | (df_split_teams['Team_2'].isin(['beta']))]
df_omega = df_split_teams[(df_split_teams['Team_1'].isin(['omega'])) | (df_split_teams['Team_2'].isin(['omega']))]

but new teams are added from time to time or we have different teams. The code should be generally valid. Also for others from my collegues. Therefore, I cannot predefine the team names in my code.
Hope you can help.
Regards
Bayquiri

A: You are very close to solution.
You just need to iterate through your function get_team_names() using globals() method.
The globals() method returns the dictionary of the current global symbol table.
(A symbol table is a data structure maintained by a compiler)
for i in get_team_names(df):
    globals()['df_' + str(i)] = df_split_teams[(df_split_teams['Team_1'].isin([i])) | (df_split_teams['Team_2'].isin([i]))]

output:
df_alpha
Out[29]:
   name       email      team(s) Team_1 Team_2
0  abby  a@test.com        alpha  alpha   None
2  coco  c@test.com  alpha,omega  alpha  omega

df_beta
Out[30]:
     name       email     team(s) Team_1 Team_2
3  deedee  d@test.com        beta   beta   None
4  elliot  e@test.com  beta,omega   beta  omega

df_omega
Out[31]:
     name       email      team(s) Team_1 Team_2
1   bella  b@test.com        omega  omega   None
2    coco  c@test.com  alpha,omega  alpha  omega
4  elliot  e@test.com   beta,omega   beta  omega

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Federal Fleet Electrification Assessment
By 2025, 40 percent of all non-Postal Service federal fleet vehicles and 97 percent of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) vehicles can be replaced with electric vehicles (EV) at a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) than comparable gas and diesel vehicles. This means that choosing an EV over a conventional vehicle will save money over the life of the vehicle. By 2030, the vast majority of all federal fleet vehicles—USPS and non-USPS—will be cost competitive on TCO basis. Electrification of non-USPS federal fleet vehicles could yield vehicle lifetime savings of as much as $1.18 billion, while USPS electrification could yield as much as $4.3 billion in savings. Given this opportunity, federal agencies should begin planning for widescale fleet electrification immediately with the expectation that most new or replacement light vehicles and buses acquired within this decade should be electric.
Federal agencies outside the USPS can electrify their fleets faster if they reinvest savings from electrifying TCO-competitive vehicles into electrifying vehicle classes where EVs are not yet cost competitive. In 2025, using these savings could support the electrification of 96 percent of vehicles in the federal fleet at a net savings of $8 million. This would more than double the number of vehicles that could be electrified in 2025 at no additional cost.
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CMV: The EU should erect a language academy stipulating rules for European English
Sat Jun 09 2018 15:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Helder De Schutter
Professor of Social and Political Philosophy
-	Non-native speakers need to find ways to cope with the fact that English is here to stay, for at least the near future. But if English travels beyond its native countries, becoming the global lingua franca, it should also become the property of mankind: cosmopolitan ownership for English is to be the norm.
-	One good way to realize this is to set out non-native standards for English. Alongside accepted versions of Englishes (from American to Indian English), we should also have lingua franca Englishes such as German English or Spanish English. Language academies could work out such non-native standards.
-	On top of these, the EU should erect its own EU language academy for European English. This language academy should standardize EU terms and phrases, and it should be the international institution that harmonizes the various European Englishes.
-	Such non-native tweaking of English fills English with cultural content from other languages, preserving non-native life-worlds. It also restores linguistic dignity, since it allows for the non-native speakers to claim ownership over English. English is then no longer the property of only a minority among its speakers: the native speakers.
In 19 out of 25 EU member states (excluding the United Kingdom and Ireland) English is the most commonly spoken foreign language . Around 38 percent of EU citizens claim to have sufficient English language skills
Moreover, English is the leading second language in European schools and classrooms
With a definite Brexit approaching, it has been assumed that the English spoken on the European continent – in the absence of native British English speakers – might evolve into its own dialect (European English)
However, official EU communication of the recent past proves that the use of the English language in EU institutions will not be downgraded after Brexit
On the contrary, in the small print of the European commission's proposed budget for 2021-27 it is stated that "the withdrawal of the United Kingdom will result in a limited reorientation of some functions within the administration, but the scope of activities will not change […] Translation and interpretation services in the English language will also remain unaffected."
"The possibility that English will be abolished as an official language is virtually non-existent" — Press Service, European Parliament
There is, however, no official indication for an engagement in fostering the use of "European English" by the EU so far
Working languages of the European Parliament
http://europarlamentti.info/en/European-parliament/working-languages/
Brexit could create a new 'language' – Euro-English
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/brexit-latest-news-language-euro-english-uk-leave-eu-european-union-a7957001.html


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September 25 - October 1, 2011: Issue 25
Carlborg Antiques
Carlborg Antiques was established in 1984 and has operated in both Sydney and France with the aim to offer customer satisfaction in every interaction.
At: http://carlborg.com/index.html
The Customs of Traditional Dining
by Hans and Jenny Carlborg
WHEN you look at a superbly crafted dining table from an earlier time, do you ever wonder whether it was used then in the same way it would be used now? An 18th-century Georgian dining table, for example, reflects a dramatic change of attitude to dining than existed in the 17th century when communal meals were eaten at long refectory tables in the Great Chambers of people's homes.
By the 1900s meals in a well-to-do English household had become intimate affairs, taken only by the immediate family and their guests. The servants ate in rooms allocated to them according to their status. Most houses had a comfortable parlour which was used daily by the family for eating and other occupations with a separate room for more formal meals. Dining tables were therefore smaller and typically oval in shape with two folding flaps or leaves. They accommodated between four and ten people and were seldom more than six feet in diameter (Figure 1). If there were more guests than could be accommodated at a single table, further tables were brought in and, when not in use, they were folded up and stored in a corridor outside the dining room and the dining chairs were lined up along the walls of the room. Food and wine were served from side tables under the supervision of the butler and plates and glasses carried to the table by footmen.
Dinner was the most important meal of the day eaten at the starting time (by today's standards) of three o'clock in the afternoon. The dinner hour was progressively advanced over the century to 4pm, then 5pm, until by the end of the century it was fixed at 6pm. Dinner lasted several hours. The meal usually consisted of two courses or 'covers'. These terms require some explanation as they represent something quite different from our understanding of them. A cover or course could consist of from five to 25 separate dishes, arranged symmetrically around the centre dish. The dishes displayed a huge variety of foods - soup, fish, meat, game, poultry, pies, vegetables, sauces and pickles. The table was always set with a tablecloth.
There was no formal seating arrangement: the host escorted the senior member into the dining room but then abandoned him or her to find a place for themselves at the table. The most important guests sat next to the host and hostess, everyone else sat wherever there was a gap. After serving the soup, the host would carve the joint and footmen carried the plates to the dishes selected by the person he was serving, a practice which required one footman per diner. Guests were not expected to take something from each dish. When everyone had eaten as much as they wished from this first course, all the dishes, plates and cutlery were removed and the next course of a further five to 25 dishes was brought in (Figure 2 shows the arrangement of dishes for a two course meal). After this, the table was cleared of everything including the tablecloth and the sweetmeats were laid out. When they were eaten, the servants were dismissed, the ladies withdrew and the men continued to drink and talk about things not considered 'suitable' for the ladies to hear.
A curious feature of an 18th-century dinner, and one which explains the length of the dinners apart from the quantity of food, was the custom of drinking toasts to everyone and everything. it is claimed that visiting Frenchmen were bored witless by the inordinate number of speeches proposed formal and responded to and which continued even after the ladies had withdrawn. Chamber pots were placed in the corners of the dining room and according to one French observer, the flow of words was not even interrupted when a speaker had occasion to avail himself of one. The French also complained that they had difficulty with the table forks as their pointed tridents pierced their mouths and tongues.
By the beginning of the 19th century the procedure for entertaining in the dining room changed. Compared with the Georgian free- for-all, this new arrangement was more. All the guests could now accommodated at one larger table at firs supported by many legs later on a pedestal arrangement Extra leaves could be added or removed depending on the number of and the dining room was left with table and chairs in place as we do now. Sideboard replaced the smaller side serving tables.
Another change occurred around the middle of the 19th century when the service a la Russe was introduced with settings o serried ranks of cutlery either side of the plate and different glasses for different wines, all from a matching suite. Decanter wagons circulated the wine around the tab for guests to fill their own glasses. Dinner was served at the later time of 7.30pm and this led to the introduction of the luncheon to sustain people between breakfast and dinner. By the 1840s society ladies: entertained each oilier between luncheon and dinner with biscuits and cakes and a glass of Madeira. Before long Madeira was replaced by tea and so was born the afternoon tea for which the English are famous.
Now, of course, people do things, whichever way pleases them. Meals can be formal or informal, eaten at times that suit best. Tables can be any size made in all sorts of shapes from all sorts of materials and are not necessarily set with a tablecloth, sterling silver and fine glassware. However, in Europe at least, the current trend seems to favour a return to the more formal standards of earlier times and it is not impossible the trend will be repeated here in Australia if only for special occasions. After all, doesn't - everyone love a grand event and an opportunity to dress up?
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A Special Talk with Mr. Mallon, East's Latin 4A Teacher
The East Side News - January 16, 2023
Meet East's New Track Coaches
Introducing Ms. Aroune, East's New Music Teacher
Profiles The East Side News - October 23, 2022 0
Ms. Aroune teaches music classes at East, and she makes learning enjoyable for everyone.
Meet the East Girls Swim Team's New Coach: Lindsay DeBoth
The East Girls Swim Team started off the season with a new addition to the team: Coach Lindsay.
Nour Touti: Founder of MSA
Profiles The East Side News - June 23, 2022 0
The founder of East High MSA (Muslim student association) and officer of Unicef, Nour Touti, was born and raised right outside the city of Chicago, in a small town called Potage Park.
Ethan Xie: Heart of the Cards
This student, Ethan Xie, is a junior here at East and has a fascination with the card game of bridge and even represented the United States under 16 team.
Mrs. Reilly: Helping Students Grow and Flourish
A lot of people at Williamsville East know and love Ms. Reilly. For those who don't know her, she is the chorus teacher at our school and also runs the Drama Club at East. She tends to be a popular students' favorite.
Mr. Lanighan's Story: In the Right Place at the Right Time with a Lot...
While his story might start and end in Williamsville, Mr. Lanighan hasn't always been on the path to end up where he is today.
Behind the Scenes with Jackson Heim
Williamsville East is best known for its phenomenal plays, musicals, and concerts. The world of theater and music has left its mark on East, but the spectacular, memorable performances like Winterfest and the musical wouldn't be possible without the help of Stage Crew.
Profile of Mrs. Brown: An Empath
Mrs. Brown is a caring, loving, and generous figure in Williamsville East. She can be seen by many students as a mother. She is passionate about her job and helping students get through just about anything. She builds strong and trustworthy relationships with all of the people she knows.
Looking Into The Life of A High School Latin Teacher
There are many funny, creative, and kind teachers at Williamsville East High School. The role of being a highschool teacher is to guide a student into their future and be a helpful supportive individual. Although the role of being a teacher sounds very easy, it might be a lot more difficult .
Mrs. Bean: Helping One Dog At A Time
When sitting in Mrs. Bean's classes, you can hear her use the ways her mom taught her classes, in the ways Mrs. Bean teaches now. For example, in the imperfect subjunctive tense, Mrs. Bean does a silly cheerleading dance as a way for us to remember the verb endings, which is the same thing her mom did when she taught the imperfect subjunctive.
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I don't know tbh. I think Allen and Williams are both better than Adams though. Winovich plays hard and has a great 3 cone. Bush is going to be a good player too. Its going to be hard to be angry at whoever the Jets pick there. You were 100% right to be furious with the Adams pick with who was on the board, which won't be the case this year unless they take someone monumentally dumb like a tackle to overcompensate for not taking oline.
Take Chase third. Who cares. He's going top 30. sh*t I'd probably take Bush and Winovich before Williams or Allen at 3.
Deion and Rickey Henderson in the same clubhouse, imagine that. When Rickey left the Yankees for Oakland part two, no athlete on earth got it worse than Rickey in the Stadium. He loved it too. This is pre sterilized Yankee Stadium. Fun times.
The Knicks can hide because of their real estate. The Jets literally share a stadium with one of the more iconic NFL franchises and think new uniforms and an owner muttering nonsensical phrases will compensate for not being in the playoffs in nearly a decade. They need to start winning.
It is truly astonishing with the lack of access that the beat team just obeys. I guess at the end of the day it makes their job easier. Maccagnan has never established any sort of process with the public as it relates to talent evaluation. Belichick give 50x the access the Jets do. Why change though? Just distract the fanbase with shiny new uniforms and a hip new owner. The Jets and Knicks are practically identical franchises.
"We liked *insert future Hall of Famer here* quite a bit, but Quinnen was the top rated player on our board and we felt he was the best fit for the Jets."
This is directly related to Scott jumping into the stands after winning the divisional round in 2010. Since then, the Jets have won zero playoff games and the Patriots have been to 5 Super Bowls.
That and the young beat guys are more interested in thinking they're buddies with the players than actually asking difficult questions.
Could have something to do with treating a Divisional win like winning Super Bowl.
With the amount of information that's out there as it relates to the draft, it should bother every fan how bad the Jets have consistently been at it.
Yeah that's my bad a bit. I didnt realize/forgot how unproductive he was at Ole Miss considering the hype. Plus his combine was phenomenal.
Assuming the questions regarding Oliver are stemming from the interviews(speculating), as everything else checks out. Nkemdiche, who's been a bust, same deal.
Maccagnan is on the record of saying he looks at mock drafts as a method of preparation. Oliver for reasons unknown is currently behind Allen, Bosa, and Williams in most mocks. I think Oliver should be the pick (assuming the BS at Houston is settled), but it seems unlikely with how the current mock drafts have shaken out. Maccagnan doesn't have a history of "reaching" in the top 6. If you're betting, it's either Williams or Allen. Most likely Allen with the Jets recently paying Anderson.


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Miss Leicestershire revealed as a new Hope Against Cancer Ambassador
Millie Richardson, who competed for and won the title of Miss Leicestershire on May 31st has been named as an ambassador for Leicestershire based charity, Hope Against Cancer.
Alongside being an ambassador, the 17-year-old from Broughton Astley has been raising money for Hope Against Cancer, as well as a Children's Cancer and Leukaemia group whilst running her own make-up business and preparing to head to the finals of the national competition, Miss England.
Millie chose to work with Hope Against Cancer because it is a charity close to her heart, with having family members who are currently battling the disease. So far, she has raised over £600 for the combined charities and has been working on raising money to complete a 22-mile sponsored swim, which is the length of the English Channel.
Talking about Hope Against Cancer and what it means to her, Millie said:
"It feels amazing to be an ambassador for Hope, I feel really proud to be able to use my title to raise awareness and money for an amazing cause."
During her time as an ambassador, Millie will be going behind the scenes at Hope Against Cancer not only with regards to fundraising, but also with what happens in the office, at the University of Leicester and at the Clinical Trials Facility. This is where the innovative research takes place, to improve treatments and find better outcomes for those with cancer.
Hope Against Cancer fund cutting edge research and have made clinical trials available to local people. Nigel Rose, the Chief Executive at Hope Against Cancer said:
"We're over the moon to have Millie as an ambassador, it's great to see such a young person using their title to raise funds for a cause like Hope. We can't wait to see what the future holds for Millie; it's been great watching her progress in her competition."
Millie will continue to delve into the world of fundraising after preparing for the next rounds in the Miss England competition, which include Miss Charity, Miss Popularity, Miss Publicity, Eco Fashion, Miss Sports, Miss Swimwear, Miss Talent, General Knowledge, Miss Beautiful Hair and Miss TV Presenter.
The finals of Miss England 2019 will take place between July 31st and August 1st in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This will see 55 participants from across the UK compete to be crowned as Miss England.


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Iran Nuke Head Admits to Hiding Info from IAEA -- Intel agencies used IAEA reports to sabotage nuke program -- By Abraham Rabinovich, The Washington Free Beacon
The former head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization revealed that Iran concealed information from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) because it believed intelligence agencies were using the reports to sabotage its nuclear program.
Fereydoon Abbasi told the Iranian daily Khorasan that the West obtained its information from reports submitted by Iran to the IAEA as well as from foreign firms providing equipment used in Tehran's nuclear program. The interview is believed to be the first time that a former senior official in Iran has given details about sabotage and about Iran's subsequent concealment of information about its nuclear facilities.
Abbasi said that Iran had for at least seven years withheld information about its construction of a heavy water reactor at Arak and the location and activity of the facilities workshops. The Arak facility is expected to be a principal subject in negotiations over Teheran's nuclear program between Iran and Western nations aimed at curtailing the program, which resume today in Vienna.
The interview with Abbasi was published yesterday by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).


Personalized Mulitple Sclerosis Awareness Teddy Bear - 8"
Support MS Awareness with this great Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Teddy Bear, whether it's your Mother, Father, Sister, Brother, Friend or any loved one you know battling with MS. This attention grabbing design is featured on our White Timothy Bear. Timothy Bear is filled with extra stuffing to make the ideal handmade sitting bear who measures 8" tall. Free personalization of any name is included on the t-shirt. We will also include free gift wrapping and a free gift card to create a thoughtful presentation.
Additional Details Multiple Sclerosis affects approximately 400,000 people in the US and an estimated 2.5 million worldwide. By showing awareness, you will help support MS and also help fund research for a cure. Shop 800Bear.com for all of your Awareness Plush Animal Gift Ideas.


Our Honey Dew Melon Premium Soy Candle offers a wonderful and rejuvenating blend of savory green apples and delicious honeydew melon. Hand-poured and hand crafted using high quality soy wax and natural essential oils, this premium scented soy candle offers notes of zesty citrus and hints of cucumber and vanilla for a sweet and savory aroma. With approximately 50 hours of burn time, this soy wax candle can be placed in your kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and family room. Order your Honey Dew Melon Premium Soy Candle from Lovespoon Candles today or browse our large selection of luscious soy candles online.


The annual Medway Barge Match traditionally runs from Gillingham Pier to Medway Bell Buoy and return, a course distance of 29 miles.
Along with the Thames, the Medway Barge Match is one of the most historic races in the world.
Officially, the Medway Barge Match was established in 1880 and has been held almost every year since, only temporarily being halted for the World Wars. There have now been over 110 matches on the River Medway, although a recently unearthed cup from the 1850's suggests that it may be even older than first thought.
Of the 8 matches in total throughout the season, the Medway Match is always the season opener. Barges will travel up the coast from Essex and Suffolk to compete, with local barges 'Edith May', 'Marjorie' and 'Niagara' representing their home river.
For more information, match day programmes are available from a variety of outlets prior to the match, including Sun Pier House in Chatham and Gillingham Marina.
If you would like to join a barge for the race, please book via the online shop, or contact us for more information. If the race is shown as sold out on our booking tool, please do contact us as we may be able to source places on other competing barges.
Tiller and Wheel Ltd offer a range of unique, high quality sailing charters and events, helping to preserve the heritage sailing vessels of the UK's East Coast.


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Tattoo artists paint bowling pins for online auction to support P.E.I. Special Olympics
Katie Smith | Posted: March 4, 2018, 5:10 a.m. | Updated: March 4, 2018, 5:10 a.m. | 2 Min Read
Allan Clark, president of the P.E.I. 5 Pin Bowlers' Association, displays bowling pins painted by local tattoo artists that will be auctioned off to raise money for the Special Olympics. - Katie Smith
Island tattoo artists have put their creativity to the test to help raise money for the Special Olympics.
Tattoo parlours and artists from Summerside to Montague were contacted by members of the P.E.I. 5 Pin Bowlers' Association to see if they would be interested in taking part in a new fundraising event.
Association president Allan Clark said prior to the Christmas holidays, the eight artists who participated in the fundraiser were given bowling pins to paint.
"We acquired some used bowling pins and had them cleaned up - all the bumps and scratches taken out of them," Clark said. "We supplied (the artists) with a pin to use as a canvass, then they used their creativity to paint a design on the pin."
The pins are now online and the public is encouraged to vote for their favourite design. Voting is permitted once a day until the competition ends on March 9, at which time the winner will be announced.
"I thought it was pretty crazy, some of the artwork, so we thought it would be a pretty neat fundraiser."
-Allan Clark
Upon completion of the Fan Favourite stage, the winning artists will receive a plaque and the eight pins will be up for bid at an online auction, with proceeds going to the Special Olympics.
Clark said each year the provincial association raises $2,500 for Special Olympics through a variety of efforts, including volunteering at the Cavendish Beach Music Festival and hosting golf tournaments.
This fundraiser is a first.
"I saw the idea online, on Pintrest, to paint over bowling balls," Clark said. "I thought it was pretty crazy, some of the artwork, so we thought it would be a pretty neat fundraiser."
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics, and P.E.I. will host the 2018 Special Olympics Canada 5-Pin Bowling Championships in Charlottetown in May.
Clark said he wanted to recognize the provincial association's vice president, Valerie Kneebone, for her work on the fundraiser.
"She was instrumental in helping with this fundraiser, spending countless hours cleaning and prepping the 20-year-old pins prior to delivering them to the tattoo artists," he said, adding he'd also like to thank the artists and tattoo shops that were involved.
The artists' work can be viewed and voted on at Pei5pin.com/tattoo.


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The general effects of severe underactivity of the thyroid gland (HYPOTHYROIDISM). These include dry, yellow, cold, scaly, thickened and coarse skin, scanty hair, loss of the eyebrows, lethargy, marked slowing of body and mind, absence of menstrual periods, accumulation of mucoid deposits in the body, ANGINA PECTORIS, ANAEMIA and HEART FAILURE. A frank PSYCHOSIS with delusions and hallucinations may occur. Death may result from failure to maintain body temperature. Most of these effects can be prevented or reversed by giving thyroid hormone.
the condition occurring in adults due to under-secretion of THYROXINE. There is a decrease of METABOLIC RATE, an increase in subcutaneous fat, a coarsening of the skin and mental and physical sluggishness.
Hypothyroidism with a relatively hard edema of subcutaneous tissue, with increased content of mucins (proteoglycans) in the interstitial fluid; characterized by somnolence, slow mentation, dryness and loss of hair, increased fluid in body cavities such as the pericardial sac, subnormal temperature, hoarseness, muscle weakness, and slow return of a muscle to the neutral position after a tendon jerk.
Thyroid function testing is suggested as part of baseline laboratory studies, because of the clinical similarity to pretibial myxoedema.
A variable incidence of hypertension was observed in cases of myxoedema by different workers in the field.
In reality, Mr yeltsin (above) was suffering from a form of low thyroid function known as myxoedema or hypothyroidism.
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Autoimmunity:AA is associated with other autoimmune diseases, such as myxoedema and pernicious anemia.


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Buckingham Chantry Chapel
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English Buckingham Chantry Chapel
Buckingham Chantry Chapel (also known as the Old Latin School) is a 15th-century chapel and a National Trust property in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England. The chapel is the oldest building in Buckingham and is noted in particular for its Norman doorway. Few buildings in Buckingham date to before the 18th century, as a large fire destroyed much of the town in 1725. The chapel is a Grade II* listed building, being added to the list by English Heritage on 13 October 1952.
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English Chantry Chapel
A 15th-century chapel, restored by Gilbert Scott in 1875, now home to a National Trust second-hand bookshop.
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Phone+44 1296 730349
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Buckingham Old Gaol 124 m
St Peter and St Paul, Buckingham 268 m
Old Churchyard, Box And Ridgeway Chest Tombs To South Of Path 456 m
Old Churchyard, Thomas Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres North Of Southern Boundary Wall 492 m
War Memorial 2.0 km
The Corinthian Arch 2.7 km
Stowe 2.8 km
Two Roman barrows 200m ENE of Thornborough Bridge 3.7 km
The Grenville Column 3.9 km
The Seasons Fountain 3.9 km
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will illuminate because the SRS air bag warning light is connected with the occupant classification system. If the SRS air bag warning light does not illuminate when the ignition switch is turned to the ON position, remains illuminated after approximately 6 seconds when the ignition switch is turned to the ON position, or if it illuminates while the vehicle is being driven, have an authorized HYUNDAI dealer inspect the advanced SRS air bag system as soon as possible.
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Tasty snappers are willing biters in Boca Grande Pass for those unable to head to offshore snapper action.
Take your five fish limit (10-inch min.) bottom bouncing the 35-foot zone using a 3-4 oz. sliding sinker on a fish finder rig (sliding sinker on the main line then tied to a swivel; add a 30-inch leader to the swivel, then the small circle hook). The current strength will tell you what weight sinker to use to stay in the strike zone below. Bait hooks with shrimp.
While in the pass, head to the docks for some end season sheepshead fishing where over 10-pounders are caught.
Still in the pass, break out the 300-pound test outfit and lower a live jack toward the bottom around large structures. Hold on. Best done as a team effort. Good to have a partner stand close to grab you if the 400-pounder starts winning and you are heading into the water.
If you have chosen a stand-up harness that attaches to your reel then be sure both anglers have a knife. Keep knives at the ready in case your equipment locks up and you go over attached to a VW-sized grouper now trolling you along the bottom of Boca Grande Pass, home of near-ton sized hammerhead sharks and huge bulls. For that reason alone I'll never use a harness.
A good tactic to try is, after hooking up try and hold on and have your mate slowly back the boat, pulling the grouper away from snags. Sounds easy in print, but you better have eaten a double dose of Wheaties if you're going to try this.
These fish are old and deserve care even though they can be a pain to many offshore anglers. Don't try to catch one without the proper gear. You won't win. You're rod or reel or line will break needlessly letting the giant swallow more hooks, in many cases causing delayed mortality and a meal for the sharks and crabs.
If you do get one to the boat take time to properly revive it before releasing it so it won't become an easy target in its weakened state.
More tarpon reports from various canal, river and pass locations. Tarpon are appearing in shallow flats areas as well. Be out early and get on the poling platform and quietly scan the waters. Any ditch or cut on a shallower flat has the potential to hide a laid up tarpon or three in thigh deep or less water.
Offshore tarpon types soon will intercept them heading north off Sanibel Island using bottom baits. Catfish tails, cut mackerel, shrimp, whitebaits, pinfish, crabs, and the primo bottom bait shad all have their place.
In a few weeks, one of my favorite tactics is to troll very slowly along the beaches pulling two, palm sized live baits on circle hooks with the rods in the holders. Stagger the baits and enjoy the beach scenery, but be ready.
Although resident tarpon inhabit the river and, in particular the bridges that span it all year long, soon they are joined by their migrating cousins and better fishing is the result.
Snook are looking for your lure between Cape Coral and the passes and everywhere in between. Use live baits around docks and bridges, topwater plugs on shallow flats and bars, stickbaits and MirrOlures in the river. Cast net a well full of whitebaits and chum the shorelines with them. Adding your circle hooked livie to the frenzy ensures a solid hook-up.
Don't forget the Kiwanis Free Kids Fishing Derby on Saturday 8:30-11 a.m. at the Cape Yacht Club Pier; kids 5-15. Bring 400 boys and girls to this great free event. No advance registration required. Rod, reels and bait provided. Lots of prizes.
Call Wally Laumeyer at 239-772-8678 for more info.


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Amandas CD (pictured) and Cromed Out Cat tied for the Derby Open title at the PCCHA Futurity. • Photo by Dawn Baxstrom The Open Derby finals at the Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association (PCCHA)/Holy Cow Performance Horses Futurity were jam-packed with excitement, and two horse-and-rider combinations tied for the win. Geoffrey Sheehan piloted Cromed Out Cat to a 223 in the first set, then Matt Miller and Amandas CD matched their score.
While Amandas CD (High Brow CD x Amanda Stargun x Playgun) has won several titles this year, including the Abilene Spectacular 4-Year-Old Championship and the Derby Open Championship at the Cattlemen's, this is Cromed Out Cat's first championship.
Both champions picked up a $13,500 paycheck. Amandas CD, who is owned by Chris and Tracy Brengard of Paragould, Arkansas, now has a lifetime record totaling more than $190,000, and she is still leading the National Cutting Horse Association Open Horse of the Year standings. Prior to arriving in Las Vegas, the mare had 540 points toward the title.
Cromed out Cat (High Brow Cat x Peptos Fancy Jewel x Peptoboonsmal), who was bred by Jackson Land and Cattle LLC and is owned by Beechfork Ranch, pushed her Equi-Stat record past the $100,000 mark with this title.
Frankly Speaking: Let Your Sons Grow up to Be Cowboys!


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Baszkirska Samodzielna Dywizja Kawalerii (ros.: Башкирская отдельная кавалерийская дивизия) – w latach 1919-1921 związek taktyczny kawalerii Armii Czerwonej.

Została sformowana rozkazem przewodniczącego Rewolucyjnej Rady Wojskowej Republiki Rosyjskiej Lwa Trockiego z 5 kwietnia 1919 w Sarańsku jako Samodzielna Baszkirska Brygada z byłych członków Korpusu Baszkirskiego. Od lipca w jej skład już jako dywizji wchodziły 2 strzeleckie i 2 kawaleryjskie pułki, od września 3 pułki kawalerii i eskadron techniczny.

Dywizja wchodziła w skład 14 Armii Frontu Południowego. Od września stacjonowała w garnizonie piotrogradzkim, w październiku weszła w skład Baszkirskiej Grupy Wojsk.

Podczas wojny domowej w czerwcu-wrześniu 1919 uczestniczyła w obronie Charkowa, w walkach z Armią Ochotniczą gen. Maj-Majewskiego, w okresie październik 1919 - styczeń 1920 broniła Piotrogrou, uczestniczyła w rozbiciu Północno-Zachodniej Armii gen. Judenicza.

Od stycznia 1920 stacjonowała w guberni nowogrodzkiej. W maju została rozformowana, jej oddziały zostały przekazane w skład 1 Baszkirskiego Pułku Kawalerii, który w czerwcu został włączony w skład Baszkirskiej Samodzielnej Brygady Kawalerii.

Dowódcą dywizji był naczdiw Achłau Achłow.

Przypisy

Armia Czerwona w czasie wojny domowej w Rosji

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Q: Yum update - /bin/python not found I'm trying to update a Red Hat 7 system but cannot due to the following dependency message:
Error: Package: Trac-1.0.12-1.noarch (@/Trac-1.0.12-1.noarch)
           Requires: /bin/python
           Removing: python-2.7.5-34.el7.x86_64 (@rhel-7-server-rpms)
               Not found
           Updated By: python-2.7.5-48.el7.x86_64 (rhel-7-server-rpms)
               Not found

/bin/python certainly does exist. I get the following from 'whereis python':
python: /usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/python2.7 /usr/lib64/python2.7 /etc/python /usr/include/python2.7 /usr/share/man/man1/python.1.gz

As you can see, no /bin/python - is this significant? I'm not sure where whereis gets its info from.
'which python' returns /bin/python.
I need this system to update cleanly - any suggestions will be gratefully received.

A: First thing you need to check is that your repositories are still enabled:
yum repolist all

This should return your repositories and the status of them.
Check if you have rhel-7-server repo id and see if the status is still enabled.
If disabled use your subscription manager to enable the repository:
subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-7-server

If that doesn't work please check your subscription:
subscription-manager version

If there is a line "registered to: Unknown" then you should update your subscription.

A: I don't know how it organized in RHEL, but in CentOS /bin/python is symlink to python2, which is symlink to python2.7. So you could create a /bin/python as symlink to any python2.7 presented in your system.

A: This was yum being dumb (or me?). I simply did 'yum update python', let that run then did 'yum update'. All issues resolved...


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Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, says a bar exam for K-12 teachers would test a person's knowledge based on the subject he or she was hired to teach. Rebecca Cook/Reuters/Landov hide caption
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Union Backs 'Bar Exam' For Teachers
January 29, 2013 • The American Federation of Teachers proposes a single, standard test to determine who's fit to teach. The exam would replace a patchwork of different certification requirements that vary by state. But it has raised more questions than answers, especially about how teachers are prepared in school.
Topping College Graduate Rates, Is It Worth It?
January 29, 2013 • President Obama wants the nation to produce 8 million more college graduates by the year 2020. But can it be done, and how much would it cost? Host Michel Martin puts those questions to Anthony Carnevale, Director and Research Professor of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
Nkomo Morris, a teacher at Brooklyn's Art and Media High School, works on her classroom computer in New York. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption
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Finding Learning Tools In Digital Footprints
January 28, 2013 • The hours children spend on the internet could have a valuable use — helping educators tailor lesson plans in school? Social media expert Rey Junco tells host Michel Martin about its potential as an education tool in Tell Me More's new series "Social Me."
YR Media
Lockdowns The Norm For Schools With Frequent Threats
January 28, 2013 • Even before the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., schools have long tried to figure out how to prepare and respond in the event of a shooter on campus. Youth Radio reporter Robyn Gee reports from the Bay Area on what lockdowns mean, and what they feel like to kids.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature in Indianapolis on Tuesday. Darron Cummings/AP hide caption
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It's All Politics
The GOP And Taxes: In The States, It Can Get Complicated
January 27, 2013 • Republican Mike Pence just began his term as Indiana governor with a plan to cut the state income tax rate, joining Louisiana's Bobby Jindal, Wisconsin's Scott Walker, Nebraska's Dave Heineman and other GOP governors in pushing for similar plans. But some Republican state legislators aren't convinced.
Amid Gun Debate, What Will Actually Protect Kids?
January 25, 2013 • Putting guns in schools may make people think more of Terminator than teaching. But Emily Richmond of the National Education Writers Association says that it's time to step back from the hysteria. She talks to host Michel Martin about practical ways to make schools safer.
Study: Latino Children Make Up For Academic Shortcomings With Strong Social Skills
January 23, 2013 • Mexican-American preschoolers start school way behind their white counterparts. Their poor language and pre-literacy skills put them at a huge disadvantage academically. But new research is showing that their social skills are fully developed and robust by the time they start school and are indistinguishable from their white peers. Experts believe the new findings have promising implications.
Do We Still Need HBCUs?
January 22, 2013 • John Silvanus Wilson is the new president of Morehouse, the famed historically black college in Atlanta. Host Michel Martin speaks with Wilson about the challenges facing the only all-male HBCU.
New education standards place more emphasis on nonfiction reading and writing over fiction works. Some say this could lead students away from a passionate engagement with literature. Chris Sadowski /iStockphoto hide caption
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New Reading Standards Aim To Prep Kids For College — But At What Cost?
January 19, 2013 • Almost the entire country has signed onto the Common Core Standards Initiative. The standards incorporate more nonfiction texts across all subjects to improve reading scores. But some fear the push for nonfiction reading could lead students away from passionate engagement with literature.
Teacher Evaluation Impasse Costs New York City Hundreds Of Millions
January 18, 2013 • In New York City, the failure to agree on a plan for evaluating its teachers is being widely criticized, especially because the city will now miss out on hundreds of millions of dollars in state financing. At stake was $250 million in aid, and another $200 million in grants, according to WNYC's Schoolbook education blog.
UNC To Open Masters Program To Special Forces Medics
North Carolina Public Radio
January 18, 2013 • Some veterans with special skills will be given an opportunity to apply to a new program that will train them in a field that needs more experienced workers. The new master's program at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine is designed for veterans who were medics in the military and wold like to become physician assistants.
AP Credit Will No Longer Be Accepted At Dartmouth
January 17, 2013 • Advanced Placement exams, which many high school students use to gain course credits when they attend college, will no longer be accepted for credit at Dartmouth College, the AP reports.
Garfield High School's academic dean and testing coordinator, Kris McBride, at a news conference announcing the teachers' boycott of the MAP test in Seattle on Jan. 10. Ann Dornfeld for NPR hide caption
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Seattle High School's Teachers Toss District's Test
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January 17, 2013 • The teachers say the test, which evaluates their performance as well as the students', is a waste of time. The district is planning review of the test's effectiveness but still expects that it will be administered. As protests against standardized tests percolate nationwide, Seattle may cause a greater ripple effect.
Does Social Media Encourage Violent Teen Behavior?
January 15, 2013 • The recent rape allegations in Steubenville, Ohio raised concerns among parents about whether social media is encouraging bad and sometimes violent teen behavior. Host Michel Martin explores new media and teens' decisions about risk with a panel of parents.
Has Obama Leveled The Economic Playing Field?
January 15, 2013 • President Obama is less than a week away from being sworn into a second term, but he still has plenty of unfinished business. For the Tell Me More series on unresolved issues, host Michel Martin takes a look at the president's record on creating greater economic opportunities, especially for those at the lower end of the economic ladder.


I'm with diomus here: Choice is important and sharpens the appetite on both sides to provide a good product.
I intend, assuming that it turns out to be a reasonable product, to buy Oregano3 and I've indicated so to Richard. My aspirations would be for a capable, RISC OS interface browser with some useful plug-ins, not least a more capable Flash.
I expect Firefox to grow into a capable and usable browser too though I'm open-minded on how RISC OS compliant it will be and expect it to be less well endowed with plug-ins.
However, that's just my uninformed opinion. What's more important is that we have two strings to this (IMHO) vital bow for our platform. I will be glad to use both as I currently use Oregano2 and Webster XL. I'm prepared to pay for both too, though (through Chocky's generosity) one does not *have* to pay for Firefox.
In terms of a waste of resources, either browser could represent such given the existence of the other. However, both actually leverage a huge (relatively) amount of pre-existing work so neither is comparable to what could be achieved by their respective teams if they did something completely different. I guess that neither team would be (for different reasons) so willing to do something different either.
Let's enjoy the choice, not start another version of the editor wars!


The redesign of the public areas of the Hilton Hotel on Avenida Diagonal by Matteo Thun & Partners creates a new iconic place in the city of Barcelona.
A spectacular entrance atrium features a suspended sculpture installation in bright red-coral color, created by the designer-artist Jacopo Foggini. Despite its size and true weight, it gives the impression of lightness and transparency.
This floating element contrasts with the predominantly white minimalist surroundings that define an open, dynamic and adaptable space.
The hotel becomes a 'dynamic open space' to match with different needs of a constantly changing society. The result is a fluid design.
The fulcrum of this fluid dynamism is the large lobby, which adapts to different activities. Matteo Thun and Partner's created a hall with flexible spaces, eclectic furnishing and multifunctional design. The space can adapt to all forms of hospitality and events, from business meetings to art exhibitions. While maintaining the static architectural shape of the building and by conserving its original character and appearance the lobby becomes an airy space with 15 m full height.
The bar forms a continuous, flexible zone composed of different parts that can be subdivided with translucent drapes. On the top of the bar guests will admire a dynamic Art installation, a perfect contrast to the immobility of the architecture, made by acrylic, translucent material, creating a unique wow factor.


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Q: Internet Connection Sharing - Connecting 2 computers to share internet PROBLEM
I am trying to share internet via "Internet Connection Sharing" between my desktop and laptop, where my laptop is connected to internet via wireless.
After getting some help from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306126, I tried this... but I get an error:

Internet connection sharing cannot be enabled. A LAN connection is already configured with the IP Address that is required for automatic IP addressing.

Further reading on this error... I discovered that ICS tries to allocate 192.168.0.1 to my laptop and when it finds that this address is already being used by some other network adapter like 'Ethernet' it throws this error.
However... the IP allocated of my laptop is "192.168.0.17" and there is no network address
for 'Ethernet' since it is only connected to my desktop computer
But...yes my router has an address of "198.168.0.1"... which I cannot change as I have no access to it?
QUESTION
How can I get this problem solved? How can I get to share internet between my laptop and desktop? For help I have printed the output of my ipconfig:
Windows IP Configuration
    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BLUE-C2815DD6EE
    Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08
    Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.235.1
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01
    Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.157.1
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-24-17-61-68
    Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.105.30
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D2-90-E6-1D
    Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.17
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
    DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 211.31.138.11
                                        211.29.132.12
                                        198.142.0.51
    Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 07, 2011 1:43:26 PM
    Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 07, 2011 2:43:26 PM

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A: It's not a fix to the ICS problem (ICS always tries to use the 192.168.0.0/24 network, if I recall correctly), but it may help you with your goal (connect both computers to the Internet):

*

*disable the connection sharing at your laptop

*create a network bridge on the laptop, containing your wifi interface and the ethernet one.

What the bridge does here: it makes the desktop's network traffic appear on the wireless network (using the laptop's wireless interface), as if the desktop was also connected through the wireless.
This way, your router should see requests for IP address ("DHCP requests") from both your laptop and desktop. Unless the router is specifically configured to deny such scenario (not likely), it will give out an IP address to the notebook, and another to the desktop, and you should be able to access the Internet from both.
Of course, this will only work when the laptop's wireless is connected to the router's AP.


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Perceived legitimacy, fairness and importance of the selection: their impact on compliance
Students are a valid pool of subjects
Another threat to the external validity of TEG and experiments in general, is that university students are well often invited as subjects. However it is the compliance behavior of taxpayers that researchers want to study. As introduced in Jacquemet and L'Haridon (2017), this threat is worrying only if "(i) real-world economic agents are not university students, and (ii) there are reasons to believe that students behaviour is likely to be different from the [taxpayer] population" (p. 380). There is to worry only if these two points are met.
The first point is indeed valid. Students are not representative of taxpayers. Their social and demographics characteristics are well often different from those of the taxpayers' population (Alm, Bloomquist, and McKee, 2015). Students also have little to no experience of tax returns filing: e.g. in France they most of the time do not declare their own income and are on their parents' tax return.
The second point could also be valid. To address it, some experiments vary their pools of sub-jects. Gërxhani and Schram (2006) made different pools of participants play a TEG. They were high school students, university students, high school teachers, nonacademic university staff and academic staff. Authors did this experiment in Albania and in the Netherlands. The results show that tax evasion rates were higher for students compared to teachers. Alm, Bloomquist, and McKee (2015) proposed an experiment where participants were university students or uni-versity staff and faculty. Authors also varied different parameters in the TEG: audit, informa-tion, benefits etc. The results show that students complied differently from staff members. However across the different treatments, changes of compliance rates went in the same direc-tions for both pools of subjects. In Choo, Fonseca, and Myles (2015), 520 individuals played a framed TEG in the first experiment, including 200 students with no prior experience of tax, 200 company employees who declared taxes directly through their company (declaration for salaried employees) and 120 self-employed taxpayers who declared themselves their incomes. Experimenters tested different set of fines and audit probabilities. The results show that there were indeed differences in compliance across groups: students were the least compliant par-ticipants compared to company employees and self-employed taxpayers. However students were more responsive to treatment changes compared to other groups, they complied less after an audit. Removing the tax frame of the experiment, i.e. making it a gamble, suppressed the difference across groups of participants. Norms of compliance from outside the lab were sup-posed to be at the origin of the enhanced compliance observed for non-students participants.
To conclude on the differences coming from the pools of subjects, student and non-student participants are different and they can behave differently (with students being less compliant). This difference could come from a norm from outside the lab and disappears outside the tax frame (Jacquemet and L'Haridon, 2017 already show the impact of experience on lab behavior). It could also come from the fact that real taxpayers benefit from a public good, in real life. This dimension is not taken into account when comparing taxpayers to students, and could explain differences of compliance. Another explanation could come from the difference between social and demographic variable: students can be poorer, younger etc. than real taxpayers. However tax evasion experiments are valuable because changes of students' behavior are the same, com-pared to non-students. Students sample may be like "fruit flies to the geneticist" (Ashton and Kramer, 1980, p. 13), the first step to generalize a lab experiment to other samples, or to a field experiment. Students are thus a valid pool of subjects for TEG.
Temporal limitation
Muehlbacher and Kirchler (2016) already underlined the temporal problem of compliance: in real life, Austrian taxpayers can know after up to 7 years if their tax declaration is being au-dited. It could lead to a discount of the future fine, or a major stress while waiting for a possible audit. Only three papers studied the impact of temporal distance between the tax declaration and the audit. Muehlbacher, Mittone, Kastlunger, and Kirchler (2012) made participants play a one-shot TEG in which audit results were announced immediately or after three weeks. The results show that immediate feedback provoked higher evasion. Kogler, Mittone, and Kirchler (2016) confirmed this result in a TEG with immediate/non-immediate feedback and repeated periods. However Cadsby, Maynes, and Trivedi (2006) let participants in a TEG think about their tax declarations for one week before filing and it led to the reverse, i.e. tax compliance rates were lower.
Time seems to have different impacts: when participants know that they will have to await a possible audit, they comply more. However when they have more time to declare, they tend to evade more. Even though more evidence should be needed on this point, temporal aspect seems indeed to be a limit on the external validity of TEG.
The decision task in a TEG is a valid measure of tax behavior
Another important criticism towards tax evasion games (as there are against experimental eco-nomics in general) is that one can wonder if the experiments are really revealing of behaviors in the field. In an experiment, choice set is reduced. To illustrate this, in Lazear, Malmendier, and Weber (2012), participants could opt out from a dictator game and it led to significant different sharing rates.
This question is addressed in an analysis done by Bloomquist (2009) and republished in Alm, Bloomquist, and McKee (2015). The aim of the study was to compare reporting behavior from a group of US taxpayers and participants from different tax evasion experiments. Again, tax-payers were Schedule C filers subjected to IRS random audits. The results show similarities in behaviors. In the field, the mean compliance rate was about 31.30% for an audit probability of 1.72%, compared to 28.80% (or 40.40%) compliance when the audit was 0% (or 5%) in the lab. The results show that the distributions of compliance were also similar: both adopted a bi-modal distribution, with the first mode being 0% of compliance and the second one being 100% compliance. Authors also noted that they observed approximately equal shares of fully compliant individuals in both settings. These similarities were being observed when scrutiny, anonymity, context, size of stakes, pool of participants, individual characteristics, time were significantly different.
To conclude on the criticisms of TEG, when compared to the appropriate data, compliance rates obtained in the lab are globally equivalent to those observed in the field, whatever the framing, size of stake and pool of subjects. Therefore Levitt and List (2007) criticisms are not fully righteous, when applied to the external validity of TEG.
The impact of traditional deterrent variables on lab tax compli-ance
It has been shown previously the elements to take into account to produce a valid tax evasion game, and what do these elements produce in terms of compliance. We have also seen pre-viously that the Allingham and Sandmo model predicted that: audit probability, size of fine should increase tax compliance and tax rate should have an ambiguous impact on tax compli-ance. Yitzhaki's addition predicted that tax rate should have a negative impact on tax evasion. This Section puts theory to the test of experimental practice, it describes below the impact of the traditional deterrent variables–tax rate, audit probability, size of fine–in incentivized TEG
As in the Allingham and Sandmo (1972) model, only TEG using flat tax rate are mentioned here. Existing evidence is inconclusive. The effect of tax rate on lab tax compliance is rather ambiguous. The amount of papers collected here is separated in two paragraphs: first, the papers showing a negative effect of tax rate on compliance. Second, the papers having reversed, mixed or no effects.
Friedland, Maital, and Rutenberg (1978) considered two tax rates: 25% and 50%. When the tax rate was 25%, the proportion of income declared was 87%. When the tax rate was about 50%, the proportion of income declared was 66%. In Baldry (1987), an increase in the marginal tax rate increased also participants' evasion. In Collins and Plumlee (1991), tax rate was set to 30% or 60%. The results show that when tax rate was high, evasion was higher. In the experiment by Alm, Jackson, and McKee (1992b), the tax rates were 10%, 30% and 50%, leading to average compliance rate equal to 37.60%, 33.20% and 20%. Park and Hyun (2003) varied tax rates in their TEG from 10% to 40%. The results show that increasing tax rate had a significant negative impact on tax compliance. Alm, Deskins, and McKee (2009) also varied tax rate from 35 to 50% in their TEG and showed that it decreased compliance by 11.60 points. The most comprehen-sive study on tax rate is probably from Bernasconi, Corazzini, and Seri (2014) where authors compared two tax rates (27% vs 38%) across different treatments and showed that higher tax rate indeed reduced compliance. In Duch and Solaz (2015), there were different tax rates: 10%, 20% and 30%. In the baseline, the results show that high taxes really deterred compliance. Pe-liova (2015) ran a TEG where tax rates varied from 10% to 40% with increments of 10%. With 20% audit rate, compliance decreased linearly from 62.83% till 45.83% at 30%, where it did not decrease anymore after. With a 5% audit rate, there was a U-shaped relationship between tax rates and evasion: compliance was decreasing from 45.86% at 10% tax rate to 22%, for a 20% and 30% tax rate, then increasing to 29% for a 40% tax rate. In an hypothetical TEG set by Murakami and Taguchi (2015), a tax rate of 30% corresponded to a compliance rate of 80.30%. A 10% increase in the tax rate marginally but significantly increased the compliance rate at 81.46%.
Second, the papers showing mixed or no effects of tax rate on compliance are mentioned here. In Becker, Büchner, and Sleeking (1987), three tax rates were used on earned income: 33.33%, 50% and 66.66%. The results show that participants considering their tax burden as high, were less prone to decide to evade. The amount of income evaded was not correlated with the perceived tax burden. Beck, Davis, and Jung (1991) set a TEG with different tax rates: 25% and 50%. Increasing tax rate in this experiment did not lead to increased compliance. In Alm, Sanchez, and De Juan (1995), tax rates were varied across treatments in the following way: 10%, 30% and 50%. The results show that increasing tax rate increased compliance. Compliance rates were respectively of 14%, 24% and 31%. In the pre-vote rounds of Alm, McClelland, and Schulze (1999), the results show that the effects of tax rate on compliance were negligible, going from 28% compliance at 20% tax rate to 29% compliance at 50% tax rate. In Boylan and Sprinkle (2001), tax rate was either 20% or 40%. When incomes were endowed, doubling the tax rate decreased declaration from 61.50% to 55.30%. When incomes were earned, doubling the tax rate increased declaration from 48% to 68.70%. The results show that there were no effects of sole tax rate, but an interaction effects between nature of income and tax rates. In Fortin, Lacroix, and Villeval (2007), authors varied the tax rate from 5% to 70%. Their results show a U-shaped relationships with compliance: higher tax rates decreased compliance up to a 39% tax, but raised compliance afterward.
To sum up, the impact of the tax rate on tax evasion is not clear. Blackwell (2007) showed in a meta-analysis on 20 experimental articles that increasing the tax rate had a positive–but non-significant–impact on compliance. Andreoni, Erard, and Feinstein (1998) concluded on this topic that "the effect of tax rates on evasion remains unclear » and « given the importance of this topic, it surely deserves further investigation" (p. 839). In this literature review focusing on flat tax rate only, the tax rate seems to deter compliance when it increases. However a quite high number of articles found no effects, reversed or mixed effects. It rather validates the result from Allingham and Sandmo (1972) on the effect of tax rate. There could exist a U-shaped relationship between taxation and compliance. Below 30%, an increase in the tax rate could decrease compliance. A tax rate between 30% to 40% could be a kind of psychological threshold after which the experiment would be no longer seen as a taxation environment. To preserve the perception of a taxation experiment, the flat tax rate should not exceed 40%.
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Audit probability
As in the Allingham and Sandmo (1972) model, only experiments using random audits are mentioned here (endogenous audits are not mentioned). Audit has a strong positive impact on lab tax compliance. As in the previous Section, papers showing first a strong positive effect of audit are reviewed below.
0.1 The traditional economic analysis of tax evasion
0.1.1 Economic analysis of crime
0.1.2 Economic analysis of tax evasion
0.1.3 An addition of Yitzhaki
0.2 Methodological approach of conceiving a TEG
0.2.1 Scrutiny of behavior and anonymity of participants
0.2.2 Context of the experiment
0.2.2.1 Neutral vs loaded frame
0.2.2.2 On the way to ask for compliance
0.2.2.3 Origin of income: earned vs windfall income
0.2.2.4 Nature of income: self-employed vs salaried job
0.2.2.5 Redistribution to participants
0.2.2.6 Public good fund
0.2.3 Size of stake
0.2.4 Students are a valid pool of subjects
0.2.5 Temporal limitation
0.2.6 The decision task in a TEG is a valid measure of tax behavior
0.3 The impact of traditional deterrent variables on lab tax compliance
0.3.1 Tax rate
0.3.2 Audit probability
0.3.3 Fine size
0.3.4 From traditional deterrent variables to non-monetary incentives to comply
0.4 Alternative sources of tax compliance
0.4.1 Personality traits
0.4.1.1 Definitions and examples
0.4.1.2 When does personality vary?
0.4.1.3 Does (stable) personality traits really exist?
0.4.2 Context
0.4.2.1 Framing
0.4.2.2 Priming
0.4.2.3 Commitment
0.5 How are context and personality traits integrated into the analysis of tax evasion?
1 Does tax morale really exist? A psychometric investigation
1.2 Foundations of tax morale from moral psychology
1.2.1 Morality and moral emotions
1.2.2 Morality and moral judgment
1.3 Experiment 1
1.3.1 Design of the experiment
1.3.1.1 Psychometric measures of moral emotions
1.3.1.2 Experimental procedure
1.3.2 Results
1.3.2.1 Compliance behavior and morality
1.3.2.2 Multivariate analysis
1.3.2.3 Using Principal Component Analysis to combine sub-scales
1.4.1.1 Psychometric measures of moral judgments
2 Tax evasion under Oath
2.2 Fighting dishonesty with commitment
2.3.2 Experimental treatment
2.3.3 Experimental procedure
2.4 Results
2.4.1 Descriptive statistics
2.4.2 Income declaration: the impact of individual variables
2.4.3 Income declaration: the oath impact
2.5.5 Compliance under oath: light on the polarization effect
3 Disentangling commitment from social effect in a voting experiment on tax funds
3.2 Why should voting increase compliance?
3.3 Design of the experiment
3.3.1 Experimental protocol
3.3.2 Avoiding selection effect
3.3.3 Experimental treatments
3.4 Comparison of treatments and participants
3.4.1 Participants are globally comparable between treatment
3.4.2 Participants make the same decisions in each treatment
3.5.2 Direct democracy effect disappears when taking into account the selection
3.5.3 A commitment effect is found but no social effect
3.5.3.1 In the full sample
3.5.3.2 In the truncated sample: keeping people who vary their declarations
3.5.4 Are other variables influencing compliance?
3.5.4.1 Questionnaires' answers are rather different
3.5.4.2 Perceived legitimacy, fairness and importance of the selection: their impact on compliance
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